VINTAGE LIBRARY

Cute, huh?  I don't know any information about this picture, but anything involving vintage hats and libraries gets my attention!  Having been plagued with a cold that's going around, I'm a little behind in visiting and posting about libraries.  In the meantime, I thought you'd enjoy a fun read aloud: CURIOUS GEORGE VISITS THE LIBRARY. (Expect this to spark some good conversations with your little one about what NOT to do in a library!)

It's not one of the seven original Rey books, but the publishers have done a great job keeping the New Adventures in line with what Margret and H.A. Rey would have done for a seamless continuity of Curious George stories.  

Margret & H.A. Rey, United States, late 1940's
(credit: H.A. & Margret Rey Papers, de Grummond children's Literature Collection,
McCain Library and Archives, the University of Southern Mississippi)

CLICK HERE to read the incredible account of how the Reys, both German Jews, fled Paris on bicycles with their Curious George manuscript in hand, just hours before the Nazis entered the city. There's also a N.Y. Times article (3/25/10) you can read here about the "Curious George Saves the Day" Exhibition that was at the Jewish Museum last year.

CURIOUS GEORGE VISITS THE LIBRARY (illustrated by Martha Weston)

Go to LIST OF ALL BOOKS from curiousgeorge.com
Best Value: Order THE COMPLETE ADVENTURES OF CURIOUS GEORGE